Okay, so I wasn’t given an award, and I’ve pretty much lost all of my blog readers. I was silent for a while and at some point, lost my subscriber list. And I’m a web developer so that’s just wrong. Anyway, I’m “borrowing” this from Booking Penguin.
1. Favorite smell: roasting chicken in oven
2. Favorite memory: Hmmm. This is very difficult but one that comes to mind is exploring Rhode Island with Dave on our anniversary weekend (not even sure which anniversary) and staying at a very quaint historic inn and staying up drinking wine and playing games on their patio.
3. Favorite breakfast food: Eggs with bagels and pancakes tied for second.
4. Favorite comebacks: I know you are but what am I.
5. Favorite season: summer
6. Favorite writing utensil: Sharp small tip markers
7. Favorite Ice Cream: mint chocolate chip
8. Favorite Movie to Quote: Heathers
9. Favorite Coffee Accoutrements: milk, but I’d rather espresso
10. Favorite Day: Thanksgiving
I came across this project in my surfing and it’s such a great idea that I’ve decided to do it as well.
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
My list may change depending on my mood, temperature, location, outfit…. but the list to start is:
- Go on a romantic picnic with blanket, wine, and fine food
- Volunteer for an environmental cause
- Volunteer for a social cause
- Plant flowers
- Grow vegetables
- Start an herb garden
- Paint a huge canvas – outside if necessary (I painted a wall in our house. I think that counts)
- Create an assemblage piece
- Have a garden party with pretty lights and good food and wine (after I plant some flowers!)
- Bike ride under the moonlit sky
- Go whitewater rafting
- Have my art in a gallery
- Buy a digital SLR camera
- Work on (and finish) an art project together
- Visit another country
- Read at least ten books on my “to-read†list
- Enjoy a romantic candlelight dinner under the moon
- Redesign my website (But I’m due for another redesign 9/2/009)
- Design a portfolio website for Dave (Blog done 08, website to be done by winter 09)
- Go on a long walk at least once a week
- Read Atlas Shrugged (In progress, 9/2/09)
- Learn to screen print
- Back up and organize all of my digital photos (In progress, 9/2/09)
- Print out my favorite digital photos and put them in an album
- Acquire a bicycle – and ride it!01/29/08 Bike acquired – now need to ride it
- Learn how to cook 5 incredible gourmet meals
- Learn how to cook 5 quick and healthy meals
- Take an actual yoga class (instead of just doing in on my own)
- Go out to dinner alone
- Host Thanksgiving dinner
- Make a new friend
- Make money from my art Well, I do work as web designer so sort of already but let’s go for the fine art side here
- Visit at least 5 states I have never been to (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi)
- Actively pursue freelance work (Continue doing this!)
- Take a short backpacking trip
- Go to at least one art exhibit every two monthsDave being grad school for fine art helps
- Go TV free for one weekstriking this because we have no cable anymore – zero TV reception – but there is still netflix
- Create a budget (and stick to it)
- Refinish an old piece of furniture
- Sew a skirt for myself
- Make at least 5 pieces of art as gifts
- Make a platform bed
- Organize my CDs CDs? What year did I write this list?
- Save $4 a day
- Eat fruits and vegetables every day
- Go skinny-dipping
- Pick berries
- Start saving money for retirement
- Make a book (even if it’s never meant to be published)
- Become strong and stable enough to do handstand (unmodified)
- Go ice-skating
- Volunteer to help with a hiking trail
- March on Washington
- Learn my grandmothers’ stories
- Donate clothes I haven’t worn in over one year
- Visit a sculpture garden
- Get a tattoo
- Watch less TVI can still download shows but I watch A LOT LESS
- Take a trip to a tropical location
- write letters to friends when I move
- Go to the drive in
- Host an outside art party
- Concentrate more on spirituality – specifically eastern ideas
- Practice Flash
- Ride a motorcycle
- Have a water balloon fight
- Be on the way (in some form) to being a mom
- Eat a meal with fingers (one that would ordinarily require a fork)
- Play in the rain
- Play tennis
- Drink tea and have breakfast outside in the sun
- Continue to not eat fast foodFast food eliminated
- Take a spur of the moment weekend trip with cheap plane tickets
- Use eye cream regularly
- Get a library card
- Join a club/group when we move
- Put an entire week’s pay directly in my savings account
- Renew passport and get it stamped
- Set up a real studio space for myself
- Make attending farmer’s markets a part of my regular routine (unless I can grow enough to not need it)
- Go on an all girl weekend trip
- Unless dining out, only eat organic animal based products (eggs, chicken, cheese, etc…)
- Get my teaching certificate
- Go sky diving
- Fill up at least 4 journals
- Get married
- Pay off my car loans and school loans
- Make a substantial dent in my credit card debt
- Dip my toes in the Pacific Ocean or the Caribbean
- Make a website for a non-profit for free
- Be closer to my family and friends – through regular letters, phone calls
- Identify 5 summer and 5 winter constellations
- Go rock climbing (outside or on a wall)
- Enter a photography contest
- Go snow tubing
- Go on a kayaking trip
- Build a savings account of at least $5000
- Sort mail as it arrives Yeah, right!
- Write a short story (and complete it!)
- Finish Marly’s book and Kerilyn’s book
- Finish this list
I got the idea here
3 Things that make me happy:
1. Getting off the beaten path
2. Early weekends!
3. Gardening – working outside and getting my hands and body into the earth
2 things I’m looking forward to today:
1. Today is coming to an end, but looking forward to hanging out with Dave’s fam tomorrow!
2. Tonight, looking forward to going to bed without work ahead of me tomorrow!
3 long term things I’m looking forward to:
1. Vacations
2. Eating what I grow this summer
3. Exploring
1 person I am going to appreciate:
Dave, for all he does, and for who he is.
3 things that make you happy:
southern warmth
hiring a new designer at work
making new friends
2 things you are looking forward to today:
sleep
galleries in the morning (and black mountain)
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
visiting Shelly in Nashville
Spring (real, hardcore spring with hiking and sun and open windows)
1 person you are going to appreciate:
Cat Power (Charlyn “Chan” Marshal)